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- March 14, 2011
- Article
Mistaking Mistrust for Greed: How to Solve the NFL Dispute
By: Deepak Malhotra
Malhotra, Deepak. "Mistaking Mistrust for Greed: How to Solve the NFL Dispute." Forbes.com (March 14, 2011).
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
Every year, just as Hercules cleansed the Augean Stables, some NFL teams undergo a thorough reorganization of their coaching staffs. This annual exercise in bloodletting, known as Black Monday, takes place on the first Monday after the... View Details
- Article
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
By: Boris Groysberg and Abhijit Naik
Groysberg, Boris, and Abhijit Naik. "NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?" Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (January 3, 2016).
- 2019
- Working Paper
How Rupert Murdoch Outfoxed Larry Tisch: Ten Enduring Lessons from the Negotiations that Wrested the NFL from CBS
A remarkable 1993 negotiation rocked the world of American football with aftershocks that have directly shaped today’s entertainment and media landscapes and even our polarized politics. In December of that year, Rupert Murdoch’s fledgling Fox Network unexpectedly... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "How Rupert Murdoch Outfoxed Larry Tisch: Ten Enduring Lessons from the Negotiations that Wrested the NFL from CBS." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-098, March 2019.
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
We have written about how top NFL coaches try to stay relevant over time. Our empirical evidence supports the idea that most organizational leaders see a decline in performance as they get more tenured, but some are immune to this... View Details
- Article
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
By: Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht and Abhijit Naik
Groysberg, Boris, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik. "NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?" Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (January 8, 2020).
- January 2024
- Case
National Football League and Private 5G
By: Andy Wu, Grant Son and Shuoyo Chen
On September 9, 2021, the National Football League (NFL) designated Verizon as its official 5G partner in a 10-year deal, committed to enhance the experience for NFL teams, players, and fans in stadiums. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, “Verizon will help us... View Details
Keywords: Football; National Football League; 5G; Verizon; Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Adoption; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Sports Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Wu, Andy, Grant Son, and Shuoyo Chen. "National Football League and Private 5G." Harvard Business School Case 724-433, January 2024.
- October 2014 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
The National Football League and Brain Injuries
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew G. Preble
The National Football League (NFL) was both the most popular spectator sport in the U.S. and a major economic entity, taking in roughly $10 billion a year in revenue. However through the early twenty-first century, an increased understanding of the long-term effects of... View Details
Keywords: Employee Safety; Safety; Employees; Sports; Health; Ethics; Sports Industry; United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Matthew G. Preble. "The National Football League and Brain Injuries." Harvard Business School Case 815-071, October 2014. (Revised September 2017.)
- June 1999 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
NFL-Network Television Contracts, 1998-2005, The
The National Football League (NFL) is negotiating its next round of national television contracts with its broadcast and cable TV partners. The revenues from these contracts constitute a major source of income for the individual NFL teams. The case provides information... View Details
Keywords: History; Rights; Contracts; Business Earnings; Negotiation; Partners and Partnerships; Budgets and Budgeting; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "NFL-Network Television Contracts, 1998-2005, The." Harvard Business School Case 599-039, June 1999. (Revised August 2004.)
- April 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Henry Walters (A)
By: Paul W. Marshall
Presents a custom program for NFL players. View Details
Keywords: Sports
Marshall, Paul W. "Henry Walters (A)." Harvard Business School Case 805-136, April 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- May 2022
- Case
The NFL’s $110-Billion Media Rights Deals
By: Anita Elberse and Elizabeth Warner
On March 18, 2021, Brian Rolapp, chief media and business officer at the National Football League (NFL) presented the results of a months-long effort to renegotiate rights deals with the NFL’s current partners in television—the media conglomerates behind the networks... View Details
Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Media; Marketing; Strategy; General Management; Negotiation; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Sports Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Elizabeth Warner. "The NFL’s $110-Billion Media Rights Deals." Harvard Business School Case 522-090, May 2022.
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
Nobody understands the power of Twitter better than Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. In a now-infamous television interview in January after a National Football League playoff game, Sherman briefly ranted against rival Michael Crabtree, referring to the San... View Details
- September 2015
- Case
Deflategate and the National Football League
By: Marco Iansiti and Christine Snively
On January 18, 2015, the New England Patriots faced the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game. In the second quarter, a Colts player intercepted a pass from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Colts equipment personnel alerted NFL officials that the ball's air... View Details
Keywords: ＂Deflategate＂; Analytics; National Football League; NFLPA; Roger Goodell; Tom Brady; Operations; United States
Iansiti, Marco, and Christine Snively. "Deflategate and the National Football League." Harvard Business School Case 616-008, September 2015.
- October 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
The NFL's Digital Media Strategy
By: Anita Elberse, C. Kelsey Calhoun and Daven Johnson
In late 2009, Brian Rolapp, senior vice president of media strategy and digital media for the NFL, was faced with the challenge of determining the league's strategic approach to the wireless market—and presenting his views to NFL team owners. What was the league's best... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Media; Distribution Channels; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Sports Industry
Elberse, Anita, C. Kelsey Calhoun, and Daven Johnson. "The NFL's Digital Media Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 511-055, October 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- Research Summary
Firm Performance, Senior Management, and Managerial Representation
While my work on strategic human capital studies how the characteristics of management shape performance, this work in effect focuses on the reverse: how performance shapes a key characteristic of the firm's management
Working with Professor David Thomas,... View Details
- 2016
- Book
Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
By: Deepak Malhotra
Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. And, to top it off, you have little power or other resources... View Details
Keywords: Dealmaking; Diplomacy; Conflict; Dispute Resolution; Strategy; Conflict Management; Negotiation
Malhotra, Deepak. Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle). Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2016. (Top 10 Business Books of 2016 (The Globe & Mail)
#1 Business Book of 2016 (KnowSquare, for the Spanish Edition)
Business Bestseller List (800CEORead.)
- 1 Aug 2010
- Conference Presentation
Firm Performance, Top Management and Minority Hiring: African‐American Coaches in the NFL, 1970‐2007
By: Andrew Hill and David Thomas
Studies of minority hiring have found that low-status firms are more likely to hire minority candidates. However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management, which differs in the level of 1) uncertainty regarding the optimal... View Details
- March 2006 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
The Speedway That Won't Slow Down
Dick Berggren, well-known FOXTV announcer for NASCAR races and executive editor of Speedway Illustrated magazine, considers how to grow the business he founded and balance his time, energy, and commitments to his wife. Explores the explosive growth of media businesses... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Business Plan; Media; Sports; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Nash, Laura L., and Reed Martin. "The Speedway That Won't Slow Down." Harvard Business School Case 806-124, March 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
- September–October 2024
- Article
The Art of Leading Teammates
By: Tom Brady and Nitin Nohria
When our society talks about leaders, we focus on formal roles, such as the CEO. This view undervalues the role of informal leaders—team members who influence outcomes by the tone they set, how they conduct themselves, and how they interact with their peers. Their job... View Details
Brady, Tom, and Nitin Nohria. "The Art of Leading Teammates." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 5 (September–October 2024): 62–69.
- December 2003
- Case
Fox Bids for the NFL-1993
By: Bharat N. Anand and Catherine M. Conneely
The Fox television network, launched in 1987 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. was in a precarious position in 1993. Although it had met its business plan targets, its ratings in the recently concluded November "sweeps" were indifferent, several of its newly launched... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Competitive Strategy; Financial Reporting; Bids and Bidding; Revenue; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fox Bids for the NFL-1993." Harvard Business School Case 704-443, December 2003.